This guide is the complete guide to cleric prestige classes; so complete you can't believe it didn't exist till now. I'll be listing prestige classes that have no value to clerics with a zero. Aside from that, I'll use a 1-5 scale. 0=A useuless prestige class. These will have their names bolded.1= a very weak prestige class. These will have their names in red2=slightly weaker than a normal cleric 20. These will have their names in orange3=about as powerful as a normal cleric 20. These will have their names in italics4=slightly more powerful than a normal cleric 20. These will have their names in green5=substantially more powerful prestige class.. These will have their names in blue

I'm about to return to a place where I have more hard copies of books that I may not have checked here; if people could mention books that they know I've missed from 3.5E it'd be greatly appreciated.

Generally, this resource is compiled for me; but one of the other reasons is to laugh at all the prestige classes you never hear of someone using.

Also; I will only mention if something has changed.

If you see: Swap fort for ref, that means you've got bad fort, good ref.If you see "drop fort" that means you've got bad fort with no upgrade.If you see "drop BAB" that means you've got 0.5 BAB.Hit dice will be mentioned if it's changed usually. Skills will be mentioned if they're changed.

DMG:

Arcane Archer: You can do something like Arcane Caster 1/Cleric 17/Arcane Archer 2. That gets you imbue arrow and a reflex save boost in exchange for some top level spells, and will save.

Assassin: A 1 level dip will get you a death attack, sneak attack, and poison use...but you're probably better off with your spells.

Blackguard: A 2 level dip will get you charisma to saves...but you're probably better off with your spells.

Dragon Disciple: If you take 2 levels of it at level 18, and qualify with a feat rather than a class level, you trade a 6th and 7th level spell and 2 caster levels for 1 natural armor (2000gp), +2 stacking strength (4000gp) claws and bite attacks, and d12 hit die.

Heirophant: Losing the caster levels aren't worth the special abilities.

Loremaster: You're down hit dice, for save, and BAB. You gain 4 skills from a better list, and a bunch of minor abilities. Qualify at level 7

Mystic Theurge: You're down hit dice, BAB, fort save; but you're gaining versatilty. It's better if you can qualify Wizard 1/Cleric 3 with precocious apprentice (perhaps to equal or marginally better), or using some other way to qualify with only one level of Wizard or Cleric. Qualify at level 4 or 6.

Shadowdancer 1 or 2 levels for HIPS or Evasion, Darkvision, and Uncanny Dodge. Still very likely to be a mistake for a cleric.

Arcane Trickster: This is not meant for a cleric. Red Wizard: This is not meant for a cleric.Archmage: This is not meant for a cleric.Duelist:: This is not meant for a cleric.Dwarven Defender: This is not meant for a cleric.Eldritch Knight: This is not meant for a cleric.Horizon Walker: This is not meant for a cleric.

Complete Adventurer

Daggerspell Shaper: Hit die goes down 1 step, skills go up to 6, and you trade fortitude save for ref. Need wildshape to qualify which would involve some wrangling (Divine Minion Template) and 2 bad feats. You get 9/10 casting, sneak attack progression, some wild-shape abilities, and a decent captstone. That being said, the wrangling means that you probably won't use it, and there are better ways to do the rogue-cleric thing.

Shadowbane Inquisitor: Requires turn undead, but really makes more sense for a paladin/rogue than a cleric/rogue due to lack of spellcasting progression.

Shadowbane Stalker: Requires skills and 1d6 sneak attack. Gain 6+ int skills from a better list, and lost spell casting levels at 4 and 9, and trade fort save for ref save. 3 levels doesn't lose you any spell caster levels, and gains you some skill bonuses and another d6 of sneak attack. 8 levels gets you better skill boosts and a defensive ability, and the 10th level gets you arcane strike, except no attack bonus, and sneak attack dice instead of 1d4 untyped damage. Still, 3 or 8 levels is one of the better choices for a Sneak-Styled cleric. Qualify at level 5

Shadowmind: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Spymaster: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Street Fighter: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Tempest: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Thief-Acrobat: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Vigilante: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Virtuoso: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Wild Plains Outrider: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Ghost Faced Killer: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Highland Stalker:: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Maester: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Master of Many Forms: You might need to cheese your way in. It's a pretty good prestige class, but more for druids than clerics.Dread Pirate: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Dungeon Delver: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Exemplar: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric. Animal Lord: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Beast Master: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Bloodhound: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Daggerspell Mage: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Nightsong Enforcer: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Nightsong Infiltrator: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.

Wild Mage: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Enlightened Fist: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Argent Savant: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Blood Magus:: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Fatespinner: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric. (It progresses any casting class, but requires 4th level arcane spells.). Geometer: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Green Star Adept: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Initiative of the Sevenfold Veil: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Mage of the Arcane Order: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Master Transmogrifist: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Mindbender: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Seeker of the Song: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Sublime Chord: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.Suel Arcanamach: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric.

Complete Champion

Fist of the Forest: This prestige class is not meant for a cleric. A 1 level dip for con to AC could be considered, except for the steep feat requirements.

Church Inquisitor: Qualify at level 3, no feat requirement. Lose good fortsave, gain 4 skills from a good list, +inquisition domain, and a bunch of minor abilities. No lost caster levels.

Contemplative: Qualify at level 10. d6, lose fort save, lose BAB. Gain bonus domains at 1 and 6, slippery mind, and a few other minor abilities. It's pretty good for caster clerics; a 1 level dip for the bonus domain at no cost should be in pretty much every build. General breakpoints are 1 and 6.

Divine Oracle: Down to d6, ½ BAB, no fort save; costs 1 feat, qualify at level 5. Get the orcale domain, evasion in heavy armor, then immunity to surprise.

Geomancer: Requires 2nd level arcane/divine spells, but only progresses 1. There are weird things going on here. If you qualify Wiz1/Cle3 you're sorta okay. You gain a bunch of minor abilities, often natural attacks; but your hit dice is only d6. (skills is +4).

Hospitalor: 2 bad feats, level 7. Get LoH, some paladin style abilities, full BAB. 7/10ths casting. In general, if you want a melee-cleric, there are better options (ordained champion, for example).

Pious Templar: Not really meant for a cleric, but for a single bad feat, and a level dip, you can gain mettle.

Radiant Servant of Pelor: Sun Domain, extra turning. Level 6. You drop to a d6, but get martial weapons, extra turning, empowered and maximized healing, bonus domain. One of the few great cleric prestige classes.

Sacred Fist: Will save goes to Ref, Full BAB. Text versus table conflict; full casting or casting loss at 4 and 8. It's your monk/cleric prestige class; it's about equal power level if you don't lose the caster levels, or weaker if it does. Monk 1/Cleric 5 or Monk 2/Cleric 4. Blindsense is a pretty good ability.

Seeker of the Misty Isle: Level 5, easy prerequisites (except Elf). Will save goes to Ref, 6+int skills. Lose caster level at 5 and 10. Gets martial weapons. Gets Travel and Magic domains, two great domains. A 4 level dip is a substantial improvement. After that, losing the caster levels is sketch. Plus you have to be elf, which is bad (except for Archer clerics, if you want that).The text says that this is a full casting prestige class; if your DM allows that, it is a pretty good prestige class; especially the skills and weak requirements. The best abilities are the domains at 1 and 7.

Stormlord: Level 5; 3 bad feats; don't lose anything over normal cleric aside from turn undead progression. Javelin boosting effects and electrical immunity and some other minor fly abilities. If you some reason want to waste the feats and go for this flavour; at least you aren't losing the caster levels.

Ur-Priest:: This prestige class is great for a lot of things, but not a pure cleric. Fast track casting is just wonderful. Straight up, everyone knows how great this is; but not for a normal cleric (it requires giving up cleric casting).

Blighter: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Consecrated Harrier: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Divine Crusader: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. (though you could use it; cleric 10/divine Crusader 10 would get you 5th level cleric spells and 9th level spells from 1 domain, but that's pretty awful. There could be an amusing Paladin/Ordained Champion/Divine Crusader (War Domain) build out there.Evangelist: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Holy Liberator: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Rainbow Servant: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Temple Raider of Olidammara: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Eldritch Disciple: Warlock/Cleric. Qualify at level 5. Lose a caster level at first, gain a bunch of minor things. If you like the idea of a Warlock/Cleric, this is for you. If you don't, stay away from it.

Abjurant Champion: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. (But we all wish it was).Eldritch Theurge: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Enlightened Spirit: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Holy Scourge: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Lyric Thaumaturge: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Master Specialist: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Nightmare Spinner: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Ultimate Magus: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Unseen Seer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Wild Soul: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Complete PsionicIf you use radical magic—psionic transparency, then clerics can qualify for these, and they deserve review.

Anarchic Initiate: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Ebon Saint: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Ectopic Adept: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Flayerspawn Psychic: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Illumine Soul: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Soulbow: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Storm Disciple: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Zerth Cenobite: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Master of Masks: Easy entries, 4/10ths casting, drop BAB, ref intstead of fort, d6, 4+int skills. If you take 2 levels, you lose a caster level; but can get all exotic weapons, +2 CL for divine spells up to level (so, half-practiced caster) and 1d6 sneak attack; good for qualifying for other prestige classes. It's comparable to taking rogue 1. (Or natural attacks if you prefer that). It's still weak, but it's okay in a few niche circumstances.

Avenging Executioner: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Battle Trickster: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Cloaked Dancer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Combat Trapsmith: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Magical Trickster: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.The Mountebanke: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Psibond Agent: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Complete Warrior

Natures Warrior: Need to wrangle in wildshape, 2/5ths casting, drop will save, d10, full BAB, and some minor abilities, some of which are good (DR3/-, fast healing 1)

Bear Warrior: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Blade Singer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Cavalier: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dark Hunter: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Darkwood Stalker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dervish: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Drunken Master: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Exotic Weapon Master: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Eye of Gruumsh: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Frenzied Beserker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Gnome Giant Slayer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Halfling Outrider: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Hulking Hurler: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Hunter of the Dead: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Invisible Blade: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Justicar: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Kensai: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Knight of the Chalice: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.The Knight Protector: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Master Thrower: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Master of the Unseen Hand: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Mindspy: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Occult Slayer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Order of the Bow Initiate: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Purple Dragon Knight: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Rage Mage: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Ravager: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Reaping Mauler: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Ronin: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Spellsword: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Stonelord: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Tattooed Monk: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Thayan Knight: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Warchanter: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Warshaper: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Chameleon: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Loredelver: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Menacing Brute: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Outcast Champion: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Shadow Sentinel: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Urban Soul: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Races of Stone

Divine Prankster: Gnome, 5th level (with right domains, higher if cc skills), no feats. 6+int, full casting, drop BAB, fort turns to ref, d6. Gets bard style abilities, some other stuff, cool level 7 ability to use bluff in the place of AC for 1 AoO per round.

Battlesmith: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Blade Bravo: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Cragtop Archer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dawncaller: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Deepwarden: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Goliath Liberator: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Iron Mind: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Peregrine Runner: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Runesmith: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Stoneblessed: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Stonedeath Assassin: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Singer of Concordance: Relatively easy to qualify for, 5th level. Trade fort for ref, d6, ½ bab but 4+ skills. Full casting. Bonus domain, minor benefits. "Singer of concordance can be qualified for at level 2 thanks to the "dragon exception clause" baked into RotD." (thanks The_Mad_Linguist). I still don't think this prestige class gets a lot better for entering at level 2. The abilities are: bonus to saves versus compulsions, extra domain from list of 7 (Travel, Magic, Knowledge on that list), area affect sanctuary, globe of invulnerability twice per day, positive energy effects gain 1d8, do pathetic damage to people trying to do planar travel around you, and teleport to spheres of concordance. Generally I'd say 2 levels for the domain is good, and the rest is meh.

Disciple of the Eye: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dracolexi: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dragon Devotee: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Races of the Wild

Arcane Heirophant: Need to wrangle to get in it, 7th level probably for the BAB component. You can start to do some slightly funny things; but it's best as an upgrade to a Cleric/Wizard mystic theurge build, or while hacking Fochlucan Lyracist. D6, 3/4ths bab, 4+ int skills.

Champion of Corellon Larethian: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Stormtallon: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Whisperknife: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Wildrunner: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Hathran]: 7th level, 2 feats. D4, drop BAB. Become ridiculously uber; in your Hathran lands as the level 1 ability. Get some spells and abilities that might be really good or really bad; depending on your DM and campaign. Circle Magic is incredibly powerful if you can get your followers to participate (which you should be able to) and if you're allowed to abuse an acorn of far Travel to constantly be on your home lands, you get all cleric casting spontaneously, which is just plain silly.

Arcane Devotee: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Divine Champion:: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Divine Seeker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Evereskan Tomb Guardian: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Hammer of Moradin: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Incantatrix: You wish this prestige class required caster levels and progressed caster levels, rather than specifically arcane.Monk of the Long Death: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Purple Dragon Knight: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Shaaryan Hunter: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Shadowthief of Amn: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Spellguard of Silverymoon: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Zhentarim Spy: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Fist of Raziel: 8th level (earlier if get BAB from somewhere), 2 feats (1 is good). Get d10, full bab, drop will, 9/10ths casting, paladin style abilities. 10th level ability is quite good. If you want to do the melee cleric, this plus ordained champion is pretty golden.

Lion of Talisid: 6th level, need to wrangle in animal companion and summon natures ally 2. Gain 4+int skills, and a bunch of druid/ranger abilities, including wildshape. Depending on how hard it is for you to get an animal companion and summon natures ally 2, this can be quite good.

Sentinel of Bharri: 5th level, 2 bad feats. D4, drop BAB, drop Fort. 4+int skills. Polymorph into a bear, and get a class ability called "Cavalry of Dire Bears" which is pretty awesome in name, but not ability. The trade offs are more or less fair; you do gain some quickened spells, which is decent.

Skylord 10th level, 3 feats, lots of not-class skills. Get d10, full BAB, will turns to Ref, but still 5/10ths casting.

Annointed Knight: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Beloved of Valarian: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Champion of Gwynharfyr: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Defender of Sealtiel: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Emissary of Barachiel: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Exalted Arcanist: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. (Progresses any, but requires 3rd level arcane spells)Initiate of Pistis Sophia: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Risen Matyr: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Slayer of Domiel: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Stalker of Kharesh: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Sword of Righteousness: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Troubadour of the Stars: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. (Progresses any, but requires 4th level spontaneous arcane spells).Vassal of Bahamut: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Disciple of Asmodeus: 6th level, 3 feats. D6, drop fort, gain 4+ skills. Get a bunch of command style abilities, but nothing worth 6/10ths casting. The first level doesn't cost a caster level and gets you...a bonus to gather information. In terms of dips, there is far better. In terms of taking more levels, there is still far better.

Thrall of Demogorgon or about equal if you take a 4 level dip: 6th level, 2 feats. Drop will save, gain full BAB, 4+int. 4/10ths casting; but you get caster levels at 1 and 4. All 10 levels is awful, but taking 4 levels gets you the 4th level ability; +2 natural armor, and 2/day getting two full round actions in a single round. Basically like having two belts of battle, if your DM doesn't allow MIC and does allow BoVD. 4 levels is pretty good if you're not getting extra actions from elsewhere : (see this guide: http://brilliantgameologists.com/boards/index.php?topic=7515.msg247178#msg247178)

Cancer Mage: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Demonologist: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Disciple of Baalzebub: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Disciple of Dispater: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Disciple of Mammon: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Disciple of Mephistopheles: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Lifedrinker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Mortalhunter: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Soul Eater: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Thrall of Jubilex: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Warrior of Darkness: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Dragonslayer: 2 bad feats (one can be bought, one can be domained or class featured in). Level 7. Gets martial weapons, tower shields, d10, full BAB. 5/10ths casting lost at even levels; good 1 level dip if you already have feats. 1 level dip = green

Dragonkith: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dragonrider: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dragonstalker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Hoardstealer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Initiate of the Draconic Mysteries: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Diamond Dragon: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dragon Descendent: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dragonlord: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Hand of the Winged Masters: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Pact Bound Adept: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Wyrm Wizard: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Cavestalker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dread Fang of Lloth: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Kinslayer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Dungeonscape:

Dungeonlord: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Expanded Psionics Handbook:

Cerebremancer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Elocater: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Fist of Zuoken: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Illithid Slayer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Metamind: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Psion Uncarnate: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Pyrokineticist: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Thrallherd: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Warmind: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Gnome Artificer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Guild Wizard of Waterdeep: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Harper Mage: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Incantatrix: Reprinted later. This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Spellfire Wielder: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.War Wizard of Cormyr: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Races of Faerun

Battlerager: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Bladesinger: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. (Reprinted Later)Breachgnome: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Elven High Mage: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. Epic.Great Rift Skyguard: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Orc Warlord: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Spellsinger: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Warrior Skald: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Warsling Sniper: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Shining South

Halruaan Magehound: Drop BAB, Drop Fort, D4, 3 bad feats. 8/10ths casting, loss at 4 and 8. Gain resistences, magic sensing, and an anti-magic field you really don't want. Even 3 levels is terrible; if you want a dip, you're way better off with Divine Orcale, Contemplative, Church Inquisitor, etcetera.

Hand of the Adama: 5th level. No tough requirements, drop fort save. Gaing some healing/piercing illusion abilities. This one is passable.

Scourge Maiden: 6th level, 2 bad feats. Full BAB, 3/6ths casting; but losses at even levels. First level gets you a BAB and weapon focus, but still not worth the feats invested. Going further is a hideous mistake.

Crinti Shadow Master: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Great Rift Deep Defender: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Halruaan Elder: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.The Jordain Vizier: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Luiren Marchwarden: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Maquar Crusader: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Underdark: Some material gets reprinted in Drow of the Underdark

Arachnomancer: Progresses any but requires arcane spells; 7/10ths casting; so better than the reprinted one.

Cavelord: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Illithid Body Tamer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Imaskari Vengeance Seeker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Inquisitor of the Drowning Goddess: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Prime Underdark Guide: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Yathchol Webrider: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Arcane Devotee: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Archmage: Gets reprinted. This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Divine Champion: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Divine Seeker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Guild Thief: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Harper Scout: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Purple Dragon Knight: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Red Wizard: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. Reprinted elsewhere.Runecaster: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Cloud Anchorite: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Cryokineticist: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Disciple of Thyrm: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Frostrager: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Knight of the Iron Glacier: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Primeval: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Ghostwalk:

Aboreal Guardian: swap fort/will for ref; 5th level; 4+skills, but 5/10ths casting and nothing good to make up for it.

True Necromancer: 5th level; cleric 3/wizard 1 will do it. Lose caster levels at 1 and 2, and 6 and 7 (they progress arcane/divine but not both at those levels). At the same time you get weak spell like abilities. If you need filler at the end of a mystic theurge build (Wiz 1/Cle3/MT10) and your DM doesn't let you just continue MT, I guess you can use this; but you'd be better off with a strong Wizard Prestige class like Incantatrix, or a strong cleric one (Contemplative, Divine orcale, etc).

Master Vampire: Have to be vampire, 2/3rds casting, d12, 4+int skills, drop BAB. Get more spawn, turn resistence, etc, but you have to be a vampire; which has bad LA.

Death's Chosen: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dirgesinger: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Pale Master: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Ethereal Exemplar: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Lurking Terror: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Tomb Warden: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Magic of Incarnum

Sapphire Heirarch: Drop BAB, drop Fort, d6. Get casting + meldshaping progression. Think entry can be done as early as 3, but I barely know this book. Gains DR and fortification as well. Not entirely sure about the value of this; so someone has to help me on this one.

Incandescent Champion: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Incarnum Blade: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Ironsoul Forgemaster: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Necrocarnate: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Soulcaster: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Spinemeld Warrior: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Totem Rager: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Umbral Disciple: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Witchborn Binder: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Miniatures Handbook

Bonded Summoner: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Dragon Samuri: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Havoc Mage: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Skullclan Hunter: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Tactical Soldier: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.War Hulk: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.War Chief: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Witch Hunter: 7th level, 5/10ths casting: Full BAB, 4+skills, Get feats and smites, but you're better with more casting (Fist of Raziel).

Battle Maiden: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Bear Warrior: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Blade Dancer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Eunuch Warlock: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Henshin Mystic: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Iaijitsu Master: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Kishi Charger: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Ninja Spy: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Shadowscout: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Shintao Monk: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Singh Rager: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Tattooed Monk: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Weapons Master (Kensai): This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Yakuza: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

The Mind's Eye: 5th level; RP requirements and skills; d6, 4+ skills, get ref not fort/will. 5/10ths casting; though the first level doesn't lose casting and is sorta okay, but still there are a wide array of better dips.

Defiant: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Fatemaker: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Cipher Adept: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Chaotician: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Astral Dancer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Elemental Warrior: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Sandstorm:

Knight of the Pearl: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Legendary Captain: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Leviathan Hunter: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Scarlet Corsair: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Sea Witch: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Bloodclaw Master: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Bloodstorm Blade: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Deepstone Sentinel: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Eternal Blade: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Jade Pheonix Mage: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Master of Nine: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Shadow Sun Ninja: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Knight of the Sacred Seal: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Scion of Dantalion: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Witch Slayer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Noctumancer: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Shadowblade: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Shadowsmith: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Acolyte of the Ego: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Bereft: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Disciple of the Word: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.

Cityscape:

Ebonmar Infiltrator: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Crimson Scourge: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Urban Savant: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. (progresses arcane only).

Gatecrasher: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Planar Champion: This prestige class is not meant for clerics.Planeshifter: This prestige class is not meant for clerics. (Progresses any but requires 5th level arcane).

DMG 2: No prestige classes.Fiend Folio: No prestige classes.Elder Evils: No prestige classes.Exemplars of Evil: No prestige classes.Fiendish Codex 1: This book has no prestige classes.Magic Item Compendium: This book has no prestige classes.Players Handbook This book has no prestige classes.Players Handbook 2 This book has no prestige classes.Rules Compendium This book has no prestige classes.Spell Compendium: This book has no prestige classes.

Cleric 4/ToB class 1/RKV 10/X5 (you've got 13 or 14 BAB, so if X5 is 0.5, you get 15-16, 0.75, you get 17-18, and full BAB = 18-19, though you might have to lose caster levels to do that; and you don't want to lose more caster levels). Decent ideas for X5: Contemplative 1 or 2, Divine Orcale 2: Evasion in Plate, RsoP 2 or 5: greater turning, empowered healing, etc. , Fist of Raziel 5 (If you can stand having 16 CL), Ordained Champion 5 (If you can stand having 15 CL), Church Inquisitor 1 or 2, Sacred Exorcis

Caster Cleric: You really want Dweomerkeeper if you can get it. Otherwise Contemplative, Divine Orcale, RsoP are all good enough.

PGtF Hathran (which supplants the FRCS version) gives Clerics access to circle magic. This is made of pure win. You can pump your CL and rock faces with the word spells, or just get those higher-CL buffs going.

You can also abuse rashemi spirit magic with acorn of far travel (emulated via miracle, natch), letting you cast spontaneously off of the entire Cleric spell list. This is ridiculously awesome.

In exhange you get a d4 HD and poor BAB, and you have to take one mostly-useless feat (Ethran) and one awesome feat (Leadership). Considering that you get some solid Real Ultimate Power going, that's a pretty worthwhile trade.

Why is Contemplative black? A free domain for a one level dip is great. More levels give minor immunities and another domain. Also, in general, BAB is a lot less important for DMM clerics due to Divine Power.

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Cityscape: This book has no prestige classes.Manual of the Planes This book has no prestige classes.

just wanted to help accuracy ... both of these do indeed have PrCs.Manual of the Planes has 4, starting on p.24 (being such a small section, it's easy to miss)- Divine Agent -- 5/10 divine casting, bonus domain, aura, some nifty SLAs- Gatecrasher -- planar skill-monkey. not for clerics.- Planar Champion -- planar ranger-type. not for clerics.- Planeshifter -- arcane caster who creates his own demiplane. 7/10 casting. not for clerics.Cityscape has 3 .... however, they are scattered throughout the organizations descriptions, and so are a bit difficult to find.- Ebonmar Infiltrator , p.79 -- rogue-ish, not for clerics.- Crimson Scourge , p.92 -- melee , not for clerics.- Urban Savant , p.100 -- advances arcane only, but (strangely) not required for entry.

If you stop ignoring 289 pages telling what the intent is to stretch "more power" in your own god complexion of your interpretation trumps all to cover ability adjustments from aging then I will ignore a quarter page of rules that exist within a sidebar.

Anima mage from Tome of Magic has an adaption for clerics... it's really good, 3/day free metamagic (and as a cleric, you prolly have persist anyway), some vestiges give turn attempts (tenebrous and the green lady vestige from pathfinder), which can be used to fuel divine or devotion feats, full casting progression, full soulbinding progression, lose bab and fort. Could be blue imho.

Why is Contemplative black? A free domain for a one level dip is great. More levels give minor immunities and another domain. Also, in general, BAB is a lot less important for DMM clerics due to Divine Power.

I generally looked at prestige classes as a whole and then mentioned dips of significance, as I did for say, Thrall of Demogorgon. That being said, I think Contemplative was an oversight.

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PGtF Hathran (which supplants the FRCS version) gives Clerics access to circle magic. This is made of pure win. You can pump your CL and rock faces with the word spells, or just get those higher-CL buffs going.

You can also abuse rashemi spirit magic with acorn of far travel (emulated via miracle, natch), letting you cast spontaneously off of the entire Cleric spell list. This is ridiculously awesome.

In exhange you get a d4 HD and poor BAB, and you have to take one mostly-useless feat (Ethran) and one awesome feat (Leadership). Considering that you get some solid Real Ultimate Power going, that's a pretty worthwhile trade.

I'll make a note of that and mention the Acorn of Far Travel thing (though I'm pretty sure that's highly debated).

@WotManiac: Thanks. I'll go through and update those when I have a chance@Waazraath: Thanks, I'll go through and update that when I get a chance.@JohnnyMayHymm: So you're saying I forgot Five Nations? I'll go through it when I get a chance.

I didn't have Eberron books available while doing this and I don't know Eberron content so well; I'll have to borrow from friends; what books am I asking for?

Faiths of Eberron,Eberron Campaign setting,Five Nations,Magic Of Eberron,Dragonmarked,Secrets of Sarlona,Secrets of Xedrik,Explorer's handbook,Races of Eberron,Player's Guide to Eberron,Sharn the city of Towers.....These are the 3.5 eberron books that contain prestige classes....Dragons of Eberron and Stormreach contain no prestige classes at all....

I will happily listen to and consider dissenting opinions if people wish to post them.

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Why even mention the classes that aren't meant for a cleric? Usually they'll be fairly obvious, and it clutters up the guide to have them there.

Because it is conceivable that there actaully is a use for one of these prestige classes in an instance that I'd miss, and someone else would point out to me. Like; a 1 or 2 level dip of something at the end of a build actually working out to be really cool that I didn't notice. And to prove that I did a good and complete job.